IE71681B1 - Method and apparatus for enhancing the security of a scrambled television signal - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for enhancing the security of a scrambled television signal

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Publication number
IE71681B1
IE71681B1 IE921630A IE921630A IE71681B1 IE 71681 B1 IE71681 B1 IE 71681B1 IE 921630 A IE921630 A IE 921630A IE 921630 A IE921630 A IE 921630A IE 71681 B1 IE71681 B1 IE 71681B1
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Ireland
Prior art keywords
color burst
time
television signal
accordance
scrambled
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IE921630A
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English (en)
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IE921630A1 (en
Inventor
Richard Westerfer
Clyde Robbins
Anthony M Radice
Original Assignee
Gen Instrument Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/167—Systems rendering the television signal unintelligible and subsequently intelligible
    • H04N7/169—Systems operating in the time domain of the television signal
    • H04N7/1693—Systems operating in the time domain of the television signal by displacing synchronisation signals relative to active picture signals or vice versa

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Signal Processing Not Specific To The Method Of Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
  • Details Of Television Scanning (AREA)
  • Color Television Systems (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
IE921630A 1991-06-13 1992-07-01 Method and apparatus for enhancing the security of a scrambled television signal IE71681B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/714,673 US5146496A (en) 1991-06-13 1991-06-13 Method and apparatus for enhancing the security of a scrambled television signal

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IE921630A1 IE921630A1 (en) 1992-12-16
IE71681B1 true IE71681B1 (en) 1997-02-26

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US (1) US5146496A (de)
EP (1) EP0518129B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE147919T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69216691T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2097239T3 (de)
HK (1) HK1008413A1 (de)
IE (1) IE71681B1 (de)
IL (1) IL102022A (de)
NO (1) NO301399B1 (de)

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Publication number Publication date
NO301399B1 (no) 1997-10-20
ES2097239T3 (es) 1997-04-01
IL102022A (en) 1995-07-31
NO922286D0 (no) 1992-06-11
DE69216691D1 (de) 1997-02-27
DE69216691T2 (de) 1997-07-17
NO922286L (no) 1992-12-14
EP0518129A2 (de) 1992-12-16
EP0518129B1 (de) 1997-01-15
US5146496A (en) 1992-09-08
EP0518129A3 (en) 1993-05-19
IL102022A0 (en) 1992-12-30
HK1008413A1 (en) 1999-05-07
ATE147919T1 (de) 1997-02-15
IE921630A1 (en) 1992-12-16

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